Neeraj Gulia

DevOps Engineer

Gurgaon, Haryana, India10 yrs 8 mos experience
AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Led multi-million-dollar cloud migration programs.
  • Designed innovative AI/ML platforms for workforce optimization.
  • Achieved significant cost reductions through cloud optimization.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud and DevOps expert in the SaaS and Fintech industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ArchitectureDevopsGenerative AiCloud EngineeringSystem Administration

Other Skills

Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR)Amazon Web Services (AWS)AnsibleAzure DevOpsCentOSContainerizationContinuous DeliveryContinuous IntegrationContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)DatalakeDevSecOpsDockerGSMGitGitHub

About

Technology Leader with 11+ years of experience driving cloud transformation, AI/ML innovation, and DevOps modernization across BFSI, Automotive, Media, and Telecom. Proven track record of multi-million-dollar program leadership, presales solutioning, and global client engagement. Skilled at aligning cloud, security, and AI with business priorities to deliver scale, resilience, and ROI. Core Skills: ☁️ AWS | Azure | GCP | Kubernetes | Terraform ⚙️ CI/CD | Infrastructure as Code | Zero Trust Security | IAM | Compliance 🤖 GenAI | Python | AI/ML for Cloud & DevSecOps | LangChain | LLMs | RAGs $2M Cloud Migration Program: Led 600+ VM migration & OS modernization → secured follow-up $3.2M deal to modernize 900+ VMs. AI/ML Platforms: Designed RAG+LLM Migration Assessment Platform, internal SaaS for org-wide ops, and AI Skill Management Tool for workforce optimization. Cloud Transformation: Directed 1,000+ node multi-cloud migrations across AWS, Azure, VMware; enabled DR with Zerto, Terraform, Ansible. Business Enablement: Partnered with leadership on scoping, pricing, and presales, directly influencing client expansion. High-Scale Delivery: Supported Hotstar IPL streaming (18M+ concurrent users) and automotive ADAS pipelines for Daimler, Kia, and Toyota.

Experience

Ahead

Solutions Architect

Feb 2024Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

  • Designed and delivered secure, scalable cloud solutions for large-scale migrations across AWS and Azure.
  • Led architecture reviews and audits to ensure performance, cost-efficiency, and security at scale.
  • Built automation frameworks for security compliance (AWS GuardDuty, SCPs, Prisma Checkov) to boost cloud posture.
  • Created Ref[AI]ne, an AI-powered Copilot app to auto-refactor Python and Java code using LLMs.
  • Developed an AI-based Data Quality Monitor to detect and resolve anomalies in cloud data pipelines.
Python (Programming Language)DevOpsAmazon Web Services (AWS)Generative AIKubernetesCloud Architecture

Rackspace technology

2 roles

Solutions Architect - Cloud and DevOps

Sep 2023Dec 2023 · 3 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Designed and implemented cloud architectures, increasing scalability by 50% and system reliability by 40%, supporting business growth and ensuring high availability.
  • Conducted architecture reviews based on AWS Well-Architected Framework, identifying optimisation opportunities that led to a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs.
  • Enhanced security measures, ensuring 100% compliance with industry standards through IAM, encryption, and compliance frameworks implementation.
  • Implemented Big Data solutions such as EMR, AWS Managed Kafka, and NoSQL Cassandra (Scylla DB), resulting in a 25% enhancement in data processing efficiency and a 20% improvement in data analytics capabilities, empowering data-driven decision-making.

Principal DevOps Engineer

May 2021Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Spearheaded DevOps initiatives, reducing deployment time by 30% and increasing release frequency by 25%, facilitating faster time-to-market for new features.
  • Implemented containerisation and CI/CD pipelines, resulting in a 40% decrease in deployment errors and a 50% increase in deployment frequency, enhancing development efficiency.
  • Optimised cloud resources, achieving a 20% cost reduction through auto-scaling strategies and cloud resource analysis.
  • Mentored junior team members, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the DevOps team.
HadoopLinuxContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Amazon Web Services (AWS)Azure DevOpsTerraform+12

Avl

Senior Devops Engineer

Aug 2019May 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

  • Crafted Ansible Jinja templates from Helm Charts, integrated into Ansible collections for deployments via Azure DevOps on Azure AKS and Rancher, boosting 50% increase in release frequency for rapid iterations.
  • Implemented Apache Kafka, Apache Solr, and AVRO Schema for Big Data Streaming, improving data throughput by 40% and reducing data latency by 30%, crucial for real-time vehicle testing scenarios such as NCAP and GSP testing.
  • Empowered the successful European launch of the Autonomous Driving Assistance System (ADAS) in vehicles by architecting its pipeline and overseeing microservices deployments on Azure AKS.
  • Orchestrated the setup of Rancher Kubernetes platform for managing 500+ predefined test plans, facilitating Real Road Testing, Vehicle in loop-testing, Hardware in loop-testing, and Software in loop-testing, resulting in a 70% improvement in testing efficiency and a 40% reduction in testing cycle time.
LinuxContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Amazon Web Services (AWS)Azure DevOpsPython (Programming Language)Kubernetes+5

Hcl technologies

DevOps Engineer

Sep 2018Aug 2019 · 11 mos · Noida Area, India · On-site

  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines for the Biogen project, resulting in a 50% reduction in deployment errors and a 30% increase in deployment frequency using Bitbucket, Bamboo-JIRA, and AWS-CodeDeploy (Blue-Green Deployment).
  • Led the migration of microservices to the cloud using Docker on AWS ECS and AWS EKS, resulting in an annual cost savings of $35,000 by optimizing resource allocation and scaling.
  • Utilised Python boto3 scripting for automation tasks, achieving a 70% reduction in manual effort and enabling seamless integration with AWS services for inventory management and reporting.
  • AWS CloudFormation and Terraform IaaC to automate manual infrastructure creation and provisioning, reducing setup time by 60% and minimising configuration drift.
LinuxPostgreSQLAmazon Web Services (AWS)KubernetesGitHubDevOps+3

Ericsson

2 roles

Cloud Engineer

Promoted

Jan 2016Aug 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India · On-site

  • Enhanced system reliability by implementing Linux system monitoring with NAGIOS, resulting in a downtime reduction of 25 hours per month.
  • Implemented Docker containers to optimise resource utilisation, resulting in a cost reduction of $10,000 annually.
  • Confirguration management of servers for updates and package deployments through Ansible playbooks, increasing operational efficiency by 40%.
  • Implemented Nginx Web Server and HA Proxy configurations for reverse proxy and load balancing, alongside added Jenkins CI/CD pipeline implementations.
JenkinsLinuxPythonGitNagiosAnsible+3

Linux Administrator

Jun 2014Jul 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo · Gurgaon, Haryana, India · On-site

  • Orchestrated the day-to-day management of Linux nodes, overseeing the administration and support of 200 systems.
  • Identified and resolved performance bottlenecks, resulting in 35% improvement in system efficiency and responsiveness.
  • Optimised resource utilisation and storage efficiency through the implementation of file system enhancements, including mounting, partitioning, and logical volume management (LVM).
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)Linux System AdministrationCentOSSystem Administration

Education

GITM Gurgaon

Bachelor of Technology - BTech

Jan 2010Jan 2014

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